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Duke of Grafton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his second illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland, Henry FitzRoy. The most famous duke was probably Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister in the 1760s. The Duke of Grafton holds three subsidiary titles, all created in 1672 in the Peerage of England: Earl ...
The title of Duke of Grafton traces its origins back to 1675, when King Charles II bestowed it upon his illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy, whom he had with his longtime mistress, Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. The name "Grafton" specifically refers to the Honour of Grafton located in Northamptonshire.
William Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton (5 August 1819 – 21 May 1882), styled Viscount Ipswich until 1847 and Earl of Euston between 1847 and 1863, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician. He was born in London and educated at Harrow, and after went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst . He was the son of Henry FitzRoy, 5th ...
His father was the third son of the 2nd Duke of Grafton and Lady Henrietta Somerset, which made FitzRoy a great-grandson of both the 1st Duke of Grafton and the Marquess of Worcester. He was notably a fourth-generation descendant of King Charles II and the 1st Duchess of Cleveland; the surname FitzRoy stems from this illegitimacy.
19 de jun. de 2011 · Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland + 9 b. 18 Jun 1662, d. 9 Sep 1730; Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton + 10 b. 28 Sep 1663, d. 9 Oct 1690; Lady Charlotte Fitzroy + 11 b. 5 Sep 1664, d. 17 Feb 1717/18; George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 11 b. 28 Oct 1665, d. 28 Jun 1716; Cecelia FitzRoy + 12 b. 1670/71, d. 1759; Barbara Fitzroy ...
12 de nov. de 2007 · 2nd Duke of Grafton (1690-1757), Lord Chamberlain (1724-1757) Born 1683 Died 1757. Born on the 25th October 1683 at Arlington House, Charles Fitzroy was the only child of Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton and Isabella Bennet who was herself a great heiress, being the only child of the former Secretary of State, Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington.
25 de feb. de 2023 · Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, an illegitimate son of King Charles II, was a military commander and colonel of the Grenadier Guards. He was appointed Vice-Admiral of England from 1682 to 1689 and killed during the Williamite War in Ireland in 1690. He was married to Isabella Bennet, daughter of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, and had a son, Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton.
